Lord Byron was a brilliant poet. he was born on Holles street in London with a clubbed foot. his parents separated when he was young and he was raised by his mother in Aberdeen, Scotland. he fell in love with the young Anne Isabella Milbanke.after they split, he was heartbroken but still in love with a girl who he had known since he was ten. lord byron died at the age of 36 in 1824.
She Walks in Beauty
She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies;/ And all that's best of dark and bright/ Meet in her aspect and her eyes:/ Thus mellow'd to that tender light/ Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less,/ Had half impart the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven tress,/ Or softly lightens o'er her face;/ Where thoughts serenely sweet express/ How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,/ So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,/ The smiles that win, the tints that glow,/ But tell of days in goodness spent,/ A mind at peace with all below,/ A heart whose love is innocent!
Analysis
I feel like this poem is beautiful and expressive because it is used to describing a woman he loves and adores. this poem uses a lot of metaphors and similes. this poem is his way of expressing his love for a woman he was married to.
Rhyme Scheme
ABABAB
CDCDCD
EFEFEF
When We two parted
When we two parted/ In silence and tears,/ Half broken-hearted/ To sever for years,/ Pale grew thy cheek and cold,/ Colder thy kiss;/ Truly that hour foretold/ Sorrow to this./ The dew of the morning/ Sunk chill on my brow--/ It felt like the warning/ Of what I feel now./ Thy vows are all broken,/ And light is thy fame:/ I hear thy name spoken,/ And share in its shame./ They name thee before me,/ A knell to mine ear;/ A shudder comes o'er me--/ Why wert thou so dear?/ They know not I knew thee,/ Who knew thee too well:/ Lond, long shall I rue thee,/ Too deeply to tell./ I secret we met--/ I silence I grieve,/ That thy heart could forget,/ Thy spirit deceive./ If I should meet thee/ After long years,/ How should I greet thee?/ With silence and tears.
Analysis
This poem is depressing and about a woman he loved and lost. This poem doesn't really use any poetic devices.
Rhyme Scheme
ABABCDCD
EFEFGHGH
IJIJIKIK
LMLMIBMIB
Oh! Snatched Away In Beauty's Bloom
Oh! snatched away in beauty's bloom,/ On thee shall press no ponderous tomb;/ But on thy turf shall roses rear/ Their leaves, the earliest of the year;/ And the wild cypress wave in tender gloom: And oft by yon blue gushing stream/ Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,/ And feed deep thought with many a dream,/ And lingering pause and lightly tread;/ Fond wretch! as if her step disturbed the dead!// Away! ye know that tears are vain,That death nor heeds nor hears distress:/ Will this unteach us to complain?/ Or make one mourner weep the less?/ And thou -who tell'st me to forget,/ Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet.
Analysis
This poem is dramic and depressing. He wrote this about someone he cares ablout that had died.
Biography
Lord Byron was a brilliant poet. he was born on Holles street in London with a clubbed foot. his parents separated when he was young and he was raised by his mother in Aberdeen, Scotland. he fell in love with the young Anne Isabella Milbanke.after they split, he was heartbroken but still in love with a girl who he had known since he was ten. lord byron died at the age of 36 in 1824.She Walks in Beauty
She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies;/ And all that's best of dark and bright/ Meet in her aspect and her eyes:/ Thus mellow'd to that tender light/ Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less,/ Had half impart the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven tress,/ Or softly lightens o'er her face;/ Where thoughts serenely sweet express/ How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,/ So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,/ The smiles that win, the tints that glow,/ But tell of days in goodness spent,/ A mind at peace with all below,/ A heart whose love is innocent!
Analysis
I feel like this poem is beautiful and expressive because it is used to describing a woman he loves and adores. this poem uses a lot of metaphors and similes. this poem is his way of expressing his love for a woman he was married to.Rhyme Scheme
ABABABCDCDCD
EFEFEF
When We two parted
When we two parted/ In silence and tears,/ Half broken-hearted/ To sever for years,/ Pale grew thy cheek and cold,/ Colder thy kiss;/ Truly that hour foretold/ Sorrow to this./ The dew of the morning/ Sunk chill on my brow--/ It felt like the warning/ Of what I feel now./ Thy vows are all broken,/ And light is thy fame:/ I hear thy name spoken,/ And share in its shame./ They name thee before me,/ A knell to mine ear;/ A shudder comes o'er me--/ Why wert thou so dear?/ They know not I knew thee,/ Who knew thee too well:/ Lond, long shall I rue thee,/ Too deeply to tell./ I secret we met--/ I silence I grieve,/ That thy heart could forget,/ Thy spirit deceive./ If I should meet thee/ After long years,/ How should I greet thee?/ With silence and tears.Analysis
This poem is depressing and about a woman he loved and lost. This poem doesn't really use any poetic devices.Rhyme Scheme
ABABCDCDEFEFGHGH
IJIJIKIK
LMLMIBMIB
Oh! Snatched Away In Beauty's Bloom
Oh! snatched away in beauty's bloom,/ On thee shall press no ponderous tomb;/ But on thy turf shall roses rear/ Their leaves, the earliest of the year;/ And the wild cypress wave in tender gloom: And oft by yon blue gushing stream/ Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,/ And feed deep thought with many a dream,/ And lingering pause and lightly tread;/ Fond wretch! as if her step disturbed the dead!// Away! ye know that tears are vain,That death nor heeds nor hears distress:/ Will this unteach us to complain?/ Or make one mourner weep the less?/ And thou -who tell'st me to forget,/ Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet.
Analysis
This poem is dramic and depressing. He wrote this about someone he cares ablout that had died.Rhyme Scheme
AABBACDCDD
EFEFGG
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